Head of Computer Science and ICT
Park Academy West London
Hillingdon
- New
- Expiring soon
- Quick apply
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS + TLR2b
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Spring/Summer Term 2025
- Apply by:
- 19 November 2024
Job overview
Situated on the western periphery of London, Park Academy serves the vibrant community of Hillingdon. Life in the borough has lots to offer with easy access to central London for those who enjoy the bustle of city life, as well as lots of green space for those who prefer something a little more serene. For families, it’s a great place to live.
We pride ourselves on offering an excellent education for our students, and outstanding career opportunities for our staff. Our innovative and targeted Continuous Professional Development programme will help you accelerate your career. Candidates for leadership roles are identified early and supported to achieve career progression through a suite of qualifications offered by the Aspirations Learning Institute.
Due to its increasing popularity and growing student population Park Academy is looking for a Head of Computer Science and ICT.
Alongside your teaching timetable as Head of Computer Science and ICT you will lead in the development of appropriate syllabuses, resources, schemes of work, marking policies and teaching strategies in the subject area raising the standards of Teaching and Learning across the whole Academy.
This role is pivotal for the Academy, and we are seeking someone who is passionate about Computer Science and ICT and is genuinely interested in making a difference. We are also looking for someone who is ambitious, both for themselves and their students, and who seeks further promotion opportunities.
At the core of our mission is a desire to achieve the best possible results for all our students, regardless of their starting points or circumstances. We would be delighted to show you around our Academy to fully appreciate our learning environment.
If you consider you are the right person for this role and would like to be a part of the team at such an exciting time, then we would love to hear from you.
For more information, please see the application pack attached which includes a Job Description and Person Specification.
Learn more about Park Academy on the Academy website.
Park Academy West London is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to all pre-placement checks including obtaining references, proof of eligibility to work in the UK and an enhanced DBS check.
Closing date - Tuesday 19th November 2024 at 12.00 noon
Interview date – TBC
[Please note that strong candidates will be interviewed prior to the closing date]
About Aspirations
Across our 16 Academies, Aspirations educate more than 9,000 pupils across the ages from 2 to 19 years, covering an area from West London to the Southwest of England. Operating since 2011, we have a consistent track record of improvement and success and offer excellent Continuous Professional Development (CPD) opportunities. We are determined that children receive an excellent education that prepares them for success in adult-life and are looking for people to join us who share our ideals.
We welcome applications from people with disabilities and guarantee an interview for those with a declared disability should they meet the minimum criteria for the job. The Equality Act 2010 defines disability as “any physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term effect on his or her ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities
Attached documents
About Park Academy West London
- Park Academy West London
- Park View Road, Yiewsley, Hillingdon
- London
- UB8 3GA
- United Kingdom
Park Academy West London is a new school for a new age, an 11-19 academy, based in Hillingdon Middlesex who joined Aspirations Academies Trust, from 1st September 2017.
Park Academy West London has a close working relationship with the Aspiration Academies Trust’s other academies in London. These are Rivers Academy West London, which was judged ‘Good’ in its recent Ofsted report, Space Studio West London, which specialises in space, aerospace, science and maths and, in the primary sector, Oriel Academy and Oak Hill Academy.
The Trust also operates the Aspirations Teaching School Alliance which provides high quality training and support for teachers. At Park Academy West London we aim to inspire young people to be adaptable, tolerant and prepared to work hard. We want them to take their place in the community and the wider world to be proud of their achievements and with the necessary skills, confidence and self reliance be successful learners.
We are passionate about excellence in education, giving students the very best start in life with a firm belief that excellent teaching transforms lives. As an Aspirations Academy, we aim to aid students to dream about the future and do something in their present in order to reach those dreams. Our core belief is that for all students to have high aspirations they must believe in themselves, be actively engaged in their learning and see the connection between what they learn today and who they want to become tomorrow.
The Academy is ideally situated ten miles from the centre of London and forty miles from Oxford in the London Borough of Hillingdon, with good transport links to the M4, M40 and M25. The impressive £26 million building opened in September 2005, offering state of the art facilities providing an excellent learning environment for the 21st Century.
Our impressive range of facilities includes: a suite of Science laboratories; Food Technology rooms and a garden; advanced Design and Technology workshops with industry-standard equipment; Art and Design suite with graphic design technology; the UK’s First LEGO Education Centre; a video editing suite; large drama studio; excellent music suite with advanced electronic music recording studio; individual practice rooms; a restaurant and fitness suite.
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